Italy calls for suspension of carbon price in major attack on EU climate policy The call would allow businesses to pollute for free, undermining the bloc’s longstanding emissions trading scheme.

"...an extraordinary attack on the EU's most powerful weapon for tackling climate change, and suggests the consensus that has made the bloc among the world’s most climate-friendly jurisdictions is fraying." www.politico.eu/article/ital... #EU #carbonprice #carbonpricing

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Webinar — This Thursday, TSI is hosting the first in a two-part webinar series to mark the release of The Case for Pricing Pollution. #superpowerinstitute #carbonprice

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"Canada actually had a grand bargain back in 2015: 'you build this #TMX Pipeline & we'll be okay with a #CarbonPrice AND an #EmissionsCap.' Well so much for all that, right? We shouldn't trust these grand bargains for #Pipelines & I very much doubt the #IndustrialCarbonTax is going to fill the gap."

Wind speeds look set to stay above average in early January, boosting wind generation and pressuring carbon prices. If winds persist beyond 10 days, EUA demand could bear more. Read more. https://ow.ly/5a3q50XR5nx
#CarbonPrice #CBAM #Renewables #Sustainability #January

4/8 The big question: the oil & gas cap.

The #Carney #Budget2025 didn't scrap it, but Thurton reports it "placed conditions which if implemented would make the controversial policy unnecessary".

The caveats: deploying #CarbonCapture at scale and bolstering the #Industrial #CarbonPrice.

#Climate

EU makes fresh push for global carbon pricing ahead of 2026 levy Countdown to introduction of tax on imported goods from countries without an emissions scheme

EU makes fresh push for global #carbonprice after working with a series of countries to establish emissions trading schemes, ahead of the looming introduction of its contentious carbon border tax from the new year on.ft.com/4nU37Zh via @FT #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow

Yes! The #CarbonPrice was the only thing that actually reduced #emissions! Be great for Labor to bring it back, if they can face off #Murdoch #NewCorp #auspol #NewsCorpse #FuckMurdoch

Alberta's Electricity Market Overhaul Falls Short of Grid Modernization Goals A recent assessment by the Pembina Institute reveals that Alberta's electricity market overhaul has fallen short of its goal to promote grid modernization and renewable energy investment. The 1996 market design prioritizes immediate financial gains over reliable grid operations, leading to a reliance on less adaptable sources like coal and natural gas, which hinders investment in cleaner energy technologies and exacerbates environmental concerns such as higher emissions and price fluctuations.

Alberta's Electricity Market Overhaul Falls Short of Grid Modernization Goals #AESO #GridModernization #RenewableEnergy #CarbonPrice #AlbertaElectricity #EmissionsControl

Carney insiders hint at climate strategy with industrial carbon price hikes According to sources familiar with its development, the “Canada Climate Competitiveness Strategy,” is scheduled to be released this fall on the heels of a stocktaking exercise carried out by the Privy Council Office (PCO). The office developed a list of...

Carney insiders hint at climate strategy with industrial carbon price hikes
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Companies collecting internal #CarbonTax. Use funds to further reduce #GreenhouseGas emissions. Free guidelines and case studies for others. Company #CarbonPrice better than broken #Cap-and-Trade
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#ClimateChange #SantaCruz #California

Phased increase of carbon price to nearly US$50 needed to decarbonise Malaysia's steel sector: think tank The proposed threshold would make low-carbon steel production commercially viable, said local think tank IDEAS ahead of the government’s plan to implement a carbon tax on high-emission sectors starting next year. Between 2014 and 2022, steel production in Malaysia moved...

Phased increase of carbon price to nearly US$50 needed to decarbonise Malaysia's steel sector: think tank
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"Executives at #Imperial and #Exxon were instructed how to talk about a #CarbonPrice & how to frame it in the worst possible light, urging them to describe it as something that would destroy the economy & wouldn't even fix climate change, contradicting their OWN research into climate solutions."

"While most of the world barely knew #ClimateChange was even a thing #ImperialOil was so advanced in its understanding it was actually running models on solutions, calculating how much a #CarbonPrice could specifically hurt #OilAndGas profits in Alberta & Canada and they even put a number on it."

"This document from the early 90s by #ImperialOil lays out in pretty specific detail what it would take to fix #ClimateChange in Canada & what would be effective: a national #CarbonPrice could stabilize greenhouse gas emissions across the entire country without a big hit to the economy." #BigOilKnew

Ken Henry last month described the Gillard-era #carbonprice as “the world’s best carbon policy”, and asked “Why the hell did we ever drop it?” Because of idiots like #Abbott et al #culturewars #auspol

Bring back the #CarbonPrice

In the middle of a trade war, this is one tariff the world really needs, and Australia should take the lead Carbon tariffs are back on the agenda in Australia, and that’s a good thing. It could help mobilise hundreds of billions of new investment.

Hmmm. Could we impose export tariffs on gas, coal, etc? That might cut into the fossil fuel companies' profits. Which would be a pity.

#AusPol
#CarbonPrice
#environment

#JenniferHewitt, is back to her key talking point on *how* is the #ALP govt is going to get to #NetZero (clearly still has not read the #ISP) & the excellent #MarkKenny comments that if we still had a #carbonPrice, if the #LNP had not trashed it, we would be a lot closer than we are now! #Insiders

This photo of jubilant/group-hugging L/NP MPs celebrating the repeal of the #CarbonPrice has haunted Australians ever since July 2014. I’ve been counting down the days till all were gone.

That day: May 3, 2025, a long time coming but WOW does it feel good. #MissionComplete #AusPol

The big issues that the election 2025 has ignored - ABC listen Not for the first time this century, the federal election has been noteworthy for its smallness and lack of policy ambition, an accusation levelled at both major parties. A week before the election, S...

‘Now is not the time for us to become timid on policy reform.’

Grattan Institute CEO Aruna Sathanapally on the ABC’s Saturday Extra with Nick Bryant on the big issues that have been downplayed or ignored in Election 2025.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

#auspol #tax #CarbonPrice

Who really killed Canada’s carbon tax? Friends and foes alike The axing of the consumer carbon tax marks a major turning point in Canadian climate policy. It fell victim to misinformation and populist attacks.

Apparently, the Canadian government is joining the U.S. in pretending #climatechange isn't a problem.

#climatesky #carbonprice

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#modelling the social cost of #carbon for #Malaysia. #CarbonPrice #GHG #forest
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Poilievre Vows to Repeal Industrial Carbon Price A Conservative government would repeal the entire carbon price law for consumers and big industry, Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday on a visit to a steel mill in Eastern Ontario. Poilievre’s pledge comes three days after Prime Minister Mark Carney...

Poilievre Vows to Repeal Industrial Carbon Price
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Poilievre Vows to Repeal Industrial Carbon Price. But, does he actually know what he's doing? www.theenergymix.com/poilievre-vo...
#cdnpoli #poilievre #carbonPrice #European_tarrifs

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So Poilievre poisoned a popular carbon fee that worked:

"The [BC carbon] tax proved popular. Several economists credited it with helping reduce emissions while also growing the economy.

Federal Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre campaigned on a pledge to "axe the tax." While campaigning for […]

2024 shatters record for costliest year for severe weather-related losses in Canadian history at $8.5 billion In 2024, for the first time in Canadian history, insured damage caused by severe weather events surpassed $8 billion, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ). The tally shatte...

The insurance lobby is getting ready to price in climate change whether you believe it or not,

"Canada is clearly becoming a riskier place to live, work and insure"

www.ibc.ca/news-insight...

#climatechange #carbontax #carbonprice

Planned increase to carbon price under review, Environment Minister says Open this photo in gallery: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks at a news conference in Pickering, Ont., on Jan. 27.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is looking into options to stop the legislated April 1 increase to...

Planned increase to carbon price under review, Environment Minister says
->The Globe and Mail | #CarbonPrice #Environment | More info from EcoSearch

The Canada Carbon Rebate is still widely misunderstood — here’s why Despite the Canada Carbon Rebate’s effectiveness, Canada’s major political parties are willing to scrap it because it’s not politically rewarding.

The Canada Carbon Rebate is still widely misunderstood — here’s why #Carbontax #Carbonprice #emissions #Canada theconversation.com/the-canada-c...

What if instead of tariffs, Trump imposed a carbon tax on imports? Trump recently announced that 25% tariffs would be added to imports of steel and aluminum into the US, one would assume to protect US manufacturing of these products, especially given the recent deal ...

Could there be a carbon tax instead of tariff's on steel and aluminum? Check out Deb Ryan's latest opinion piece and let us know!

#carbon #tariffs #steel #alumiunium #carbonprice #carbonmanagement #energypolicy @timmiller.bsky.social

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Consumers not sufficiently prepared for cost increases from EU carbon price – env agency

Consumers not sufficiently prepared for cost increases from EU carbon price – env agency
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